PANU KARI
Videographer, Editor, Videoartist

FILM WORKS  
THEATRE AND DANCE  
MUSIC  
Panu Kari has M.A. in Theatre Research from University of Helsinki, Finland, and other studies in electric engineering, communication and scriptwriting.

FILM WORKS
Panu Kari has worked as a Director of Photography in the filmes of Orlando Mesquita ("THE TEMPEST" / 24´/ 2008), Rogério Manjate ("I LOVE YOU" / 3´24´´/ 2007 and "MY HUSBAND´S DENIAL" / 20´20´´/ 2007), Flora Massochua ("UPROOTED" / 2005-2008) and José Augusto Nhantumbo ("MUVART" / 52´/ 2005) and his co-directions with Mr. Nhantumbo ("HOMECOMINGS" and "EVEN STREET KIDS DREAM OF SOMETHING"). He is presently directing a documentary ("THE LAST DAYS OF GRANDMOTHER MARIA") in Maputo, Mozambique. He works constantly as a free-lance videographer and editor.

THEATRE AND DANCE COLLABORATIONS
Recently Panu Kari has been collaborating with Makeda Thomas, a contemporary choreographer from Trinidad and Tobago / New York (United States) related to her upcoming choreography "FRESHWATER". and produced a video-dance "COSTA DEL ALMA" / 7´07´´/ 2008) in Maputo, Mozambique. Panu Kari has been working as video artist with other contemporary choreographers like Augusto Cuvilas ("FIN" / 2007-08 and "EL TANGO DE LA MUERTE" / 2006), creating projection material for the performances, and Maria Helena Pinto ("MAPUTO" and made music for "L´OEIL ET LA PERCEPTION"). He has collaborated with contemporary artists like Berry Bickle ("AR.CA.DI.A") and Gemuce ("DEIXA ANDAR" and "CHAPA 100").

In theatre Panu Kari has worked as video artist with the french director Jean Paul Delore ("PEUT ETRE" / 2007 and "MACHIBOMBO" / 2006). This collaboration continues in the spring 2009 with the project "KUKUGA* MELANCOLIQUE SYSTEME DIX", in France, South Africa and Mozambique. He has also worked as Main Technician in the performances of "FIN" in Mozambique and Zimbabwe, as well as future performances in Europe and Latin America in 2008-09.

MUSIC
Panu Kari is creating experimental-trash-pop music in JOCKO HOMO.